Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce is rich, creamy, and packed with garlic parmesan flavor! This Alfredo Sauce is easy to make and perfect with your favorite pasta!
Alfredo Sauce:
Alfredo sauce is one of my favorite things to have with a big bowl of pasta! It’s a very rich and indulgent treat for dinner. I also love that it only takes about 5-10 minutes to whip up a batch! This recipe will yield about two cups of sauce total. It can easily be doubled if you are feeding a crowd or want extra for later. The bottled Alfredo just doesn’t compare to this delicious homemade version! If you love cooking from scratch, make some of this Homemade Pasta to go along with your sauce!
What is Alfredo Sauce?
Traditional Alfredo is a simple white/cream sauce. It is made from butter, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese. While the original style is great, I simply like to add garlic, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to make Alfredo sauce taste even better!
How to Make Alfredo Sauce:
- The first step to making Alfredo is to warm your butter and cream in a large saucepan over low heat. You will let it simmer (but not boil) for about 2 minutes.
- Next, you will whisk in your garlic and seasonings. Whisking constantly for about one minute just to let the garlic cook.
- Lastly, you will add your parmesan cheese and stir just until the cheese has melted and your sauce is smooth.
Note that it is best to use freshly grated parmesan cheese right off of the block so that your sauce isn’t grainy. I do not recommend using the “shaker” style container grated cheese for this recipe.
The Parmesan will thicken this sauce up. If it isn’t quite thick enough, allow the sauce to stand for 2-3 minutes before serving.
If you love making your own pasta sauce at home, be sure to try out my Easy Homemade Pesto as well!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Best Homemade Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic Minced
- 1/2 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
- 2 Cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Add the butter and cream to a large skillet.
- Simmer over low heat for 2 minutes.
- Whisk in the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper for one minute.
- Whisk in the parmesan cheese until melted.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This was so simple and easy! I probably would use a little less butter next time but no changes otherwise!!
Can you tell me how much butter you actually use when you reduce the amount of it? Tia
A family favorite and easy to make. I’m a rebel canner and this canned very well
I love this Alfredo recipe! We have used it many times, including for my daughter’s 16th birthday party.
Has anyone tried taking it to go? I have to provide dinner for about 20 teens, and my daughter is requesting this. They would eat it about 25 minutes after I make it. Thoughts on how it might do?
The is the bomb! Very light and not heavy like the stuff in the jar. My family really loves this recipe, make it and you won’t regret it
Hello! Was it unsalted butter you used for this?
I used salted and found my batch was a little too salty. Next time I’ll try omitting the additional salt, otherwise it was very easy and tasty.
Can this be made in advance? I have a pot luck party in which the hosts kitchen is small for several people to be in cooking last minute stuff. Its also 2 hours away. I wanted to make it day before and just heat it at the party.
Excellent. Loved it. Easy.
Did half Parmesan and half Romano.
Saving it.
This is my go to recipe for my chicken alfredo. I have been using it for years and my family always loves it. Thank you!
So Good!!!
This was so easy and delicious.
This was perfection!